<s>
Race	B-Application
Driver	I-Application
:	I-Application
Grid	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2008	O
racing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Codemasters	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
,	O
arcade	O
,	O
Java	B-Language
ME	I-Language
and	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Grid	O
also	O
features	O
several	O
types	O
of	O
events	O
to	O
compete	O
in	O
,	O
including	O
GT	O
championships	O
,	O
drifting	O
,	O
touge	O
,	O
open	O
wheel	O
racing	O
,	O
and	O
demolition	B-Application
derby	I-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
variants	O
on	O
several	O
of	O
these	O
motorsports	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Real	O
road	O
courses	O
such	O
as	O
Le	O
Mans	O
and	O
Spa	O
Francorchamps	O
are	O
included	O
,	O
while	O
some	O
defunct	O
street	O
circuits	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Detroit	O
street	O
circuit	O
in	O
Michigan	B-Device
and	O
the	O
Washington	O
D.C.	O
street	O
circuit	O
are	O
also	O
included	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
version	O
is	O
a	O
racing	O
simulator	O
consisting	O
of	O
20	O
available	O
circuits	O
across	O
Europe	O
,	O
Japan	O
and	O
the	O
US	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
25	O
cars	O
to	O
choose	O
from	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
also	O
includes	O
an	O
updated	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
track	O
designer	O
from	O
Race	B-Device
Driver	I-Device
:	I-Device
Create	I-Device
&	I-Device
Race	I-Device
,	O
which	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
create	O
their	O
own	O
custom	O
circuits	O
and	O
roadside	O
billboards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Grid	O
uses	O
Codemasters	O
 '	O
own	O
Ego	B-Application
engine	I-Application
,	O
an	O
updated	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Neon	B-Application
engine	I-Application
already	O
being	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
critically	O
acclaimed	O
Colin	B-Application
McRae	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dirt	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ambisonics	O
was	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
audio	O
engine	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Firebrand	O
Games	O
,	O
developer	O
of	O
Race	B-Device
Driver	I-Device
:	I-Device
Create	I-Device
&	I-Device
Race	I-Device
,	O
made	O
a	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
that	O
ran	O
on	O
Creates	O
Octane	O
engine	O
,	O
incorporating	O
its	O
3D	O
racing	O
graphics	O
,	O
user	O
interface	O
and	O
track	O
editor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
demo	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	O
Store	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	O
Marketplace	O
and	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
in	O
May	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Grid	O
has	O
had	O
its	O
official	O
servers	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
shut	O
down	O
as	O
of	O
19	O
June	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
servers	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
are	O
still	O
running	O
as	O
of	O
July	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Codemasters	O
released	O
two	O
downloadable	O
content	O
(	O
DLC	O
)	O
packs	O
;	O
the	O
first	O
of	O
the	O
two	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
4	O
December	O
2008	O
,	O
the	O
8-Ball	O
Pack	O
on	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	O
Marketplace	O
and	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second	O
DLC	O
pack	O
dubbed	O
the	O
Prestige	O
Pack	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
March	O
4	O
,	O
2010	O
(	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
only	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Grid	O
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
on	O
all	O
platforms	O
according	O
to	O
video	O
game	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
North	O
American	O
publication	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
8.5	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
awarded	O
Grid	O
with	O
its	O
DS	B-Device
:	O
Best	O
Racing	O
Game	O
2008	O
award	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Codemasters	O
released	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
Grid	O
,	O
named	O
Grid	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
using	O
the	O
improved	O
EGO	B-Application
engine	I-Application
and	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
May	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
followed	O
by	O
a	O
second	O
sequel	O
Grid	B-Application
Autosport	I-Application
,	O
released	O
in	O
June	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
fourth	O
installment	O
,	O
simply	O
known	O
as	O
Grid	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
September	O
2019	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Stadia	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
fifth	O
and	O
latest	O
installment	O
,	O
Grid	B-Application
Legends	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
February	O
2022	O
with	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
served	O
as	O
a	O
new	O
publisher	O
.	O
</s>
